Improving Predictions and Management of Hydrological Extremes

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Mission

IMPREX is designed to support the reduction of Europe’s vulnerability to hydrological extremes through improved understanding of the intensity and frequency of future disrupting events.Enhancing forecasting capability will increase the resilience of the European society as a whole while reducing costs for strategic sectors and regions.

IMPREX is built upon a strong team of experts from public and private sectors as well as universities and research institutes with complementary skills and experiences. The direct involvement of a broad range of users from key economic sectors will ensure the relevance of the project outputs.

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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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1 October 2019

Heatwaves, drought … time to start thinking big and bold

Another year of record-low rainfall and unprecedented heatwaves leading to worrying water shortages. Yet water users and authorities, especially in northern Europe, are struggling to understand the threat posed by climate change. It’s time to think big and look for bold solutions.

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1 October 2019

Heatwaves, climate change and toxic algal blooms: New forecasting tools

Concerns about the quality of drinking and bathing water are mounting after a summer of yet more toxic algal blooms.

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30 September 2019

Climate change’s lesser-known consequences: inland waterways

Concern about poor flow due to low rainfall, even along major river systems like the Rhine, has spurred innovation in long-term forecasting and logistics planning.

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30 September 2019

Improving predictions and management of hydrological extremes

Hydrological forecasts of different lead times are needed by inland waterway transport to improve transport cost planning and the competitiveness of the inland navigation sector within t

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27 September 2019

EU’S vulnerability to climate change impacts outside its borders

Climate change is leading to increased water scarcity and drought in many parts of the world. This has implications for the European Union (EU) because a lot of the goods consumed or used in the EU are produced abroad.

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27 September 2019

Probabilistic approaches for improved flood risk assessment and management under consideration of uncertainties

One of the challenges faced by Member States in implementing the Floods Directive is how to factor in uncertainties in flood hazard and flood risk assessments within flood risk management strategies.

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27 September 2019

The importance of including compound events in the implementation of the Floods Directive

The phenomenon known as compound flooding, caused by the coincident occurrence of multiple flood drivers such as high precipitation events, storm surges or high runoff rates, has caused some of the most destructive flooding in Europe.

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27 September 2019

Towards successful implementation of preventive drought risk management in Europe!

The European Commission report on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2019) has shown once more: drought risk management is still not where it should be.